Sri Ayyagari Syamasundaram was born in 1948 at Vizianagaram to Smt. Jayakumari and Vainika Ratna Sri Ayyagari Someswara Rao, a famous veena vidwan belonging to Vizianagaram tradition well known for its manodharma sangeetham
Starting from his first stage performance at eight years of age, Sri Syamasundaram gained superb control over veena and has mastered the technique of veena playing very early. With his aesthetically rich gayaki style he has won the hearts audiences India and abroad. Starting with best veena performance awards at prestigious sabhas in Chennai like Madras Music Academy (1978) and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (1979), he was showered with various titles and awards by sabhas all over India and US. Some of his many titles include: Veena Vadya Vidya Visharada, Sunada Sudhanidhi, SangeethaVidwanmani, Veena Vaadana Chatura & Mahathi Kalanidhi. His has toured United States of America on several occasions and has gained a large following there with his mesmerizing performances. He has been invited four times and has performed at more than 13 well known sabhas to packed audienc